Almost every fifth fraud case goes to court this year
More than 38,000 cases were opened under Article 190 “Fraud” in the first five months of 2024, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO). This is 1.6 times more than in all of 2021. Almost one in five fraud cases went to court this year.
A record 38,204 criminal proceedings on fraud were opened in Ukraine in the first five months of 2024. This is already 1.6 times more than in all of 2021, when 23,847 cases were opened. Criminal proceedings for fraud increased by 10% compared to the same period last year.
Just over 7 thousand or 18% of all registered cases in 2024 went to court. More than 4.5 thousand cases were closed.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, social engineering and phishing have traditionally remained the most popular methods of payment card fraud in Ukraine. To reduce the fraud pandemic and help citizens protect themselves from thieves, the NBU, together with the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, has launched an All-Ukrainian Payment Security Information Campaign. You can find out what rules you need to follow to protect yourself from thieves on a special project page.
